hug

Pronunciation

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Verb

Plain form hug

Third-person singular hugs

Past tense hugged

Past participle hugged

Present participle hugging

1. (transitive) If you hug somebody, you put your arms around them to show love or friendship.
2. (intransitive) If two people hug, they put their arms around each other to show love or friendship.

Noun

Singular hug

Plural hugs

1. (countable) A hug is the action of putting your arms around someone else to show love or friendship.